58 Original Paintings to view in one lovely exhibit – Hope you can make it before it ends! April – May 4th in Canadian Pacific Gallery (Main Floor)

This show is a juxtaposition of small paintings completed outdoors and larger expressive abstracts, informed by the plein air works. In the larger works, details of subject are diminished and emotional brushwork and abstract elements predominate. This is also a First time exhibit of selected video paintings from my YouTube Channel. I am very pleased to show this latest collection oils, acrylics and watercolours together. Thank you to Janice Cotter for her display expertise!

I am pleased to have a feature on abstract painting in the latest Art Avenues Magazine (pages 12-13) from the Federation of Canadian Artists: “The Reality of Abstract Painting”.

I will also be doing a demo for the Surrey Art Gallery on this subject as inspired by the landscape: January 5th, 2017 7:30-9:00pm. Paintings in this article are on applebyart.com Thank you for your interest in art.

NOW SHOWING-SUMMER GALLERY: JULY 19 – 31st at the FEDERATION GALLERY at Granville Island, Vancouver, BC. In this group show including 24 artists, eight paintings have been selected to be included. I decided to feature favourite vacation destinations and places I have painted on location (en plein air). I hope that you may get a chance to visit this excellent show. Please see previewHere.

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Wishing you a great summer and may art and the outdoors be an enjoyable part of it! Cheers, Jane

There is something necessarily valuable in the works done with our hands, whether it is knitting, painting, making something, playing an instrument, typing, cooking, cleaning, communicating or sharing a helping hand. These are all authentic ways to partake in our human existence and appreciate each other.

In my latest video I am pleased to wear a hand made hat that keeps me warm and inspires the artist in me simply because it was a shared gift.

I share my painting exercise of 37 stroke paintings and my process for plein air work in my latest videos hoping that you may enjoy this handiwork of mine.

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As the evening light hits the totem poles on Burnaby Mountain, I explain that painting something already made can be an inspiration. I limit this 11 x 14 oil painting to 37 brush strokes while counting the strokes with cones that I found with my hands.

A 37 stroke painting in oils, I make simple shapes using negative and positive painting to bring about an impression of totem poles on Burnaby Mountain responding emotionally with my hand. Set to soft music.

The beauty of snow is not only its whiteness and luminous reflection of light but also that it points out the forms of the landscape in a new way. I took this on in an oil painting on location at Cypress Mountain by stating the dark and light structures I felt in the landscape. The bit of colour at the end was just a little note to remind me of the bright glimmer reflected by the sun as it came upon the mountain at various moments. I hope you enjoy these videos of the Abstract I took from the mountain.

What is it about a white landscape that seems to give us a sense of peace or joy? For me it is a pause from the changing magnificent colours always calling me to paint while establishing a sense of awe or majesty. The first brushing of snow on the mountains brings a twinkle of light to the darker days of winter and seems to reflect more intently God’s presence in nature. Light, after all, is a beautiful thing but impossible to capture with paint. We only can offer to reflect it on the white of the canvas or in white paint. None the less, we artists venture out to bring the effect of light into our work, similarly as snow covered mountains do on a clear day. May the Light of the World bring you joy and peace this season too. Merry Christmas and Happy Celebrations! Enjoy these videos and Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

In this Christmas video I try to take joy to each brushstroke in this 37 stroke painting on location in the snow. I use large and small brushes to express the Cypress Mountain Ski Area with oils on linen board.

In the spirit of Christmas with an elves hat I paint a 37 stroke snowy mountain scene. This fast motion video to instrumental music outlines various applications of oil colour on board at Cypress Mountain. Laika, my dog watches too.